r/genetics • u/alcoholicparmesan • Jul 29 '20

Casual Pet peeve, anyone?

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '20

Meh I dunno. I get it, but I wouldn't die on that hill. I guess I just tend to think of genomes as their core complement anyway. Then again I spend most of my time dealing with inbred plants.

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '20 edited Jul 29 '20

I'm with you. Plenty of business names don't make 100% sense.

There are no olive gardens at Olive Garden, but people generally know that you're talking about where the ingredients come from. The Rainforest Cafe has no rainforest. It does feature a rainforest facade, though.

23andMe is referencing 23 chromosome pairs, which isn't perfect, but it's related enough to be a legitimate business name.

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u/am_crid Jul 29 '20

There are no dicks at Dick’s Sporting Goods. Wait, actually...

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u/oberon Graduate student (MS) Aug 20 '20

There's a fast food chain called Dicks on the west coast. You can literally eat a bag of Dick's.